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as in items
a separate part in a list, account, or series
every detail was accounted for
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as in facts
a single piece of information
didn't leave out a single detail in his police report on the burglary
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as in detachments
a small military unit with a special task or function
the officer sent out a detail to patrol the perimeter of the compound
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as in jobs
a specific task with which a person or group is charged
the soldier was placed on guard detail at the border crossing
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as in names
to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty
the new assistant was detailed to accompany the boss on the business trip
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as in lists
to specify one after another
detailed all of the reasons that the plan was a bad idea
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Recent Examples of details
Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
Investigators are now looking into the cause of the explosion, the report said without giving further details.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Feb. 2026
The News contacted the school and Heritage Baptist Church on Wednesday for more details but did not immediately hear back.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
Patel did not identify specific donors, organizations, or financial mechanisms and said more details could emerge in the coming months as the investigation continues.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 18 Feb. 2026
Each university was also required to hand over a plethora of data to the state, including DEI spending, staffing and details on DEI initiatives.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 18 Feb. 2026
Mayor Eric Garcetti signed the Host City contract in 2017 and left pesky details to be negotiated later.
—Susan Shelley, Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Plot details are being kept in the console.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026
No additional details were immediately made available.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 19 Feb. 2026
Michael Silva-Nash, president of Molly Maid, details how to easily remove any adhesive residue.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 19 Feb. 2026
In From Both Sides of the Curtain, Hwang details her journey from doctor to patient — and what her breast cancer journey taught her about the field of medicine and about living.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 18 Feb. 2026
Also included in the sale is a Swiss Gemmological Institute SSEF certificate that cites a painting of Queen Amélie wearing the earrings and a letter from Jean d’Orleans that details their ownership by his grandmother, Princess Isabella, and includes photographs of her wearing them.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2026
The story details an elaborate campaign by Epstein that led to a months-long relationship between a woman under his sway (who provided Epstein with regular updates) and Kimbal Musk.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
The book also details how the Prince and Princess of Wales told their three children about their mother’s diagnosis.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 16 Feb. 2026
Newsom details the everyday struggle living with his mom after his parents divorced and occasional interludes into his father’s life charmed by the Gettys’ affluence, including that day when the Gettys outfitted him in designer clothes at a luxury department store.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
However, Ferazani’s memo details the arbitration, at least from the vantage point of the league.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
The agents asked for daily medical updates, whether patients had the cognitive ability to understand paperwork that was given to them and details about discharge dates and plans.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
Investigators are now looking into the cause of the explosion, the report said without giving further details.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Feb. 2026
The News contacted the school and Heritage Baptist Church on Wednesday for more details but did not immediately hear back.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
Patel did not identify specific donors, organizations, or financial mechanisms and said more details could emerge in the coming months as the investigation continues.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 18 Feb. 2026
Each university was also required to hand over a plethora of data to the state, including DEI spending, staffing and details on DEI initiatives.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 18 Feb. 2026
Mayor Eric Garcetti signed the Host City contract in 2017 and left pesky details to be negotiated later.
—Susan Shelley, Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Plot details are being kept in the console.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026
No additional details were immediately made available.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
The report details how, during the incident, mission personnel on the ground had felt overwhelmed by frequent meetings and had voiced concerns over data transparency and inclusion, with personnel outside of Boeing and NASA’s Commercial Crew Program feeling particularly excluded.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 19 Feb. 2026
Michael Silva-Nash, president of Molly Maid, details how to easily remove any adhesive residue.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 19 Feb. 2026
In From Both Sides of the Curtain, Hwang details her journey from doctor to patient — and what her breast cancer journey taught her about the field of medicine and about living.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 18 Feb. 2026
Also included in the sale is a Swiss Gemmological Institute SSEF certificate that cites a painting of Queen Amélie wearing the earrings and a letter from Jean d’Orleans that details their ownership by his grandmother, Princess Isabella, and includes photographs of her wearing them.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2026
The story details an elaborate campaign by Epstein that led to a months-long relationship between a woman under his sway (who provided Epstein with regular updates) and Kimbal Musk.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
The book also details how the Prince and Princess of Wales told their three children about their mother’s diagnosis.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 16 Feb. 2026
Newsom details the everyday struggle living with his mom after his parents divorced and occasional interludes into his father’s life charmed by the Gettys’ affluence, including that day when the Gettys outfitted him in designer clothes at a luxury department store.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
However, Ferazani’s memo details the arbitration, at least from the vantage point of the league.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for details
Noun
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Pullman also stole from the union on his own, the office said, using his position debit card to pay for items like a vacation to Miami and lunch of champagne and caviar in New York with his then-girlfriend.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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Which might be helping the fish fry get things back into the safe temperature zone, but can also mean discarding items if they've been held too long at unsafe temperatures.—
Megan Shinn,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Daily News has a duty to verify facts asserted in op-eds.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2026
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The underlying facts tell a remarkable story of how Isom is leading American brilliantly and boldly.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Additional police resources were deployed to the area from neighboring detachments, along with the North District Emergency Response Team.—
Alexandra Koch , Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Israeli military has amassed two major groups of armored vehicles in Sheikh Radwan, to the north of Gaza City, according to the imagery, with additional detachments of armored vehicles stationed along roads that lead toward Israel.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This location is situated closely to many thousands of jobs that could reside within walking distance or short bus ride of apartments, condos, townhouses and single-family homes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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This is especially true for couples who live together and work demanding jobs; the cycle of work, home, sleep and repeat can become monotonous over time.—
Mark Travers,
CNBC,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Saturn also stations direct in Pisces this week in your sector of higher education and long-term vision.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
23 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Banuelos names Bowen as the political operative who allegedly pressured city staffers.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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Garza names the city, former police chief Daniel Hahn and officer Michael Mantsch for the shooting.—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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While the city’s Engineering & Capital Projects website lists the project as partially funded, Becker said the construction contract is fully funded.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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For perspective, Shawnee’s Chamber of Commerce lists the city as having five hotels.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In the past few months, however, things have changed.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
17 Feb. 2026
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There’s something about studying real-life situations that have happened and then creating and imagining into this fictional kind of characterization of things.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
17 Feb. 2026
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